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• United States have long enjoyed strong bilateral relations encompassing trade, education, cultural exchanges
• , and tourism, and whereas the people ...encompassing trade, education, cultural exchanges, and tourism
• the Secretary will read: An act relating to prohibiting the post-loss assignment of benefits and property
• In act relating to prohibiting the post-loss assignment of benefits and property insurance, adding a
• For many Washingtonians, property insurance only becomes really real when something goes wrong: a fire

Bills: SB5223 , SB5286 , SB6002 , SB6178 , SB5892 , SB5177 , SB6039 , SB5874 , SB5863 , SB5972 , SB5941 , SB5203 , SB6014 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB5912 , SB5825 , SB5223 , SB6178 , SB5892 , SB5177 , SB6039 , SB5941 , SB5993 , SB5831 , SB5928 , SB5912 , SB6183 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB5840 , SB6061 , SB6058 , SB5931 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6011 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB5936 , SB6137 , SB5185 , SB5956 , SB6025 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB6188 , SB5890 , SB5917 , SB5820 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB6136 , SB6091 , SB6024

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, policing costs, state hospitals, local funding, budget allocation, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate recognition, LPR, surveillance, driver privacy, vehicle tracking, location data, law enforcement technology, data retention, audit trail

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• That contractor builds on that property and then does a lease-back over time.
• and Oregon Exchange programs.
• and Oregon Exchange programs.
• They must be rich people because they are in places where the property tax revenue is higher.
• They're not basic aid, though, because their property value...

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• You're recognized for an exchange, Senator Pizzo?
• You're open for an exchange. Thank you. And so the question was, how many times can you...
• So if I follow up real quick, you're recognized for an exchange, Senator Pizzo.
• Sorry, I'm sure you're already recognized for an exchange if you have a... Thank you.
• You're already recognized for an exchange.

Bills: S0212 , S0656 , S0682 , S0810 , S0812 , S0890 , S0892 , S0900 , S0928 , S1084 , S1284

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Keywords: sexual offender, sexual predator, sex offender registry, child protection, residency restriction, loitering, proximity restriction, public swimming pool, school safety, child care facility, day care center, park, playground, conditional release, probation, community control, warrantless arrest, background check, registry screening, minor victims

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• ><00:30:56.960><c> was</c><00:30:57.200><c> taken</c> properties indicate the photo was taken properties
• </c> exchange pleasantries. exchange pleasantries.
• This is a text exchange. It's exhibit 001.
• </c> This is a text cha exchange. This is a text cha exchange.
• Now, imagine if property tax exemptions.

Committee: House House Special Investigative Committee

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• </c> property owner doesn't own the property property owner doesn't own the property property<01:30:02.719
• </c> Porcupine Properties. Porcupine Properties.
• :04.560><c> the</c><01:32:04.800><c> property</c> property value, I'm sorry, the property property value
• . properties. properties.
• . property. property.

Summary: The meeting began with roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, which passed unanimously. Members then introduced the day’s presentations, including one on the Canton network and another on tokenizing real-world assets, with a focus on how blockchain systems can support regulated financial institutions and asset tokenization. Julie, the director of policy and government affairs at Digital Asset, presented on the Canton network, describing it as a privacy-enabled public blockchain designed for regulated finance. She said tokenization should preserve the same legal and economic rights as the underlying asset, and argued that blockchain-based books and records can shorten settlement times, improve 24/7 trading, and reduce friction in capital markets. She identified three main barriers to institutional adoption of public blockchains: lack of privacy, limited throughput/scalability, and lack of control for compliance purposes such as freezing assets, pausing transactions, and meeting AML/sanctions obligations. She explained Canton’s structure as a public, permissionless network with application-level privacy controls, a global synchronizer, and super validators chosen by vote. She also highlighted current ecosystem participants and use cases, including Broadridge, Circle, and the DTCC’s planned tokenization of U.S. Treasuries on the network. Members and online participants asked about the relationship between tokenized assets and the Clarity Act, tokenized deposits, safeguards for faster settlement, and whether the platform could be used for municipal or property records. Julie said Digital Asset was not taking a position on rewards, but supported clearer statutory definitions because tokenized securities should carry the same rights as the underlying assets and investors need to know whether a token is a true tokenized security or a synthetic/reference token. She said the company is agnostic on whether the cash leg is stablecoins or tokenized deposits, though it expects both to develop. In response to concerns about rapid settlement, she pointed to institution-level permissions and SEC disclosure expectations as safeguards. She also said the technology could be used for other records, including potentially property-related records, if those assets can be tokenized.

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• But the question in gift card property.
• </c><03:43:56.319><c> It's</c><03:43:56.479><c> just</c> agreement or sexual exchange.
• It's just agreement or sexual exchange.
• </c><03:47:49.680><c> in</c> of how we feel about the exchange in of how we feel about the exchange in
• </c> rooms to exchange uh intimacy for money. rooms to exchange uh intimacy for money.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Exchange.
• We actually, the property itself, the project area, has property in two counties, both Cassia and Oneida
• About 80% of the project area itself has been hit by fire since 2006. has property in two counties, both
• McKinsey, can you give us a breakdown of the property ownership?
• Does the state of Idaho own any of the property that the mine development is on? Ms. Lyons. Mr.

Committee: Senate Resources and Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• Part of this is we're exchanging information.
• provide law enforcement services in and near an area managed or regulated by local government or property
• I guess my question is on the Property Owners Association. Are those...
• The segment that associates with the Property Owners Association is signed by Section 202 point... 0,
• 0, 1 of the Property Tax Code.

Bills: HB8 , HB26 , HB192

Committee: Senate Finance

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• Uh, but the bigger issue is we are concerned about having notice of what buildings or properties are
• So a lot of times these properties are not easily identifiable.
• </c><00:07:00.000><c> are</c> what buildings or properties are what buildings or properties are actually
• So a lot of times these<00:07:15.680><c> properties</c><00:07:16.160><c> are</c><00:07:16.319><c> not
• </c><00:07:16.479><c> easily</c> these properties are not easily these properties are not easily identifiable

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2246, which would expand public financial disclosure requirements. The State Ethics Commission strongly supported the bill, saying broader disclosure could help restore public trust and potentially deter corruption, and it offered a clarifying amendment to make clear the requirement applies to board and commission members rather than all employees of listed agencies. Several organizations and individuals also testified in support. A committee member asked about the amendment, and the commission explained it was intended as a clarification rather than a substantive change. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2250, which would add homeless facilities to the locations covered by the drug-free-zone offense for promoting controlled substances. The Public Defender opposed the measure, arguing that many homeless facilities are unmarked and not easily identifiable, creating notice, fairness, and due process concerns and risking arbitrary enforcement. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office and Honolulu Police Department supported the bill, saying it targets distributors rather than users, that notice can be proven through evidence, and that the law is aimed at protecting vulnerable people in shelters and similar facilities. In questioning, senators asked how homeless facilities would be identified and whether the bill would cover all shelter models; the prosecutor said the definition is cross-referenced in statute and must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii and other groups testified in opposition, while several service and advocacy groups testified in support. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2325, which would allow courts to review and potentially reduce sentences for certain juvenile offenders after 15 years if the person is not a danger to the community. Judiciary staff said the court supports the bill’s intent but noted Hawaii’s indeterminate sentencing structure leaves no alternative sentence for a court to reduce to, suggesting the measure may need structural sentencing changes or could instead be directed to the Hawaii Paroling Authority. Public defender representatives and youth-justice advocates supported the bill, emphasizing rehabilitation, adolescent brain development, trauma, and the need for a meaningful opportunity for release. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• appropriateness takes into account the ecological, wildlife, and public recreation goals for the property
• And if you're in the cattle business, you can't afford to go to these pieces of property just to put
• And programs like linkage programs, just like foreign exchange programs and student visas, have been
• Our family hosted a foreign exchange student.
• Our family hosted a foreign exchange student.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with HB 4087, which authorizes the Highlands County Hospital District to evaluate options to sell, lease, or manage its hospital. An amendment adding fair market value as a consideration was adopted, and the bill then passed unanimously. HB 841, which eliminates the requirement for validation stickers on license plates and moves registration verification to electronic systems, also passed after questions about law enforcement procedures, pretextual stops, and consumer savings; a technical amendment was adopted first. HB 593, dealing with campaign fundraising while on official time, lobbying rules for water management districts, agency secretary travel reimbursement, and settlement conditions involving third parties, passed without opposition. CS for HB 1019, the PFAS-related bill phasing out aqueous film-forming foam and requiring testing of treated effluent and biosolids, passed after an amendment limiting local utility liability until EPA standards are set; speakers emphasized firefighter and water-quality concerns. Several local and administrative measures also advanced. HB 4089 conveyed the Trenton Train Depot to the City of Trenton, HB 6011 updated ethics disclosure procedures for Form 10 filings, and PCS for HB 1051 created a recall process for community development district board members while also addressing synthetic turf deed restrictions and landowner-control timelines. HB 1031 established a pilot callback system for state agency customer service lines, and CS for HB 961 removed a burdensome electronic signature requirement for salvaged titles. HB 1421, which requires land managers to consider cattle grazing on conservation lands, drew substantial debate over state parks, water quality, and land management; an amendment added ecological guardrails and the bill passed 20-3. CS for HB 253 expanded eligibility for the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program and passed unanimously, while HB 4039 required Broward County to study and hold a hearing before enlarging the Monarch Hill landfill landmark and passed despite opposition from the waste industry. CS for HB 755 eased Habitat for Humanity bond requirements in the Florida Keys and extended the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, and HB 1035 promoted nature-based coastal resiliency projects and permitting; both passed unanimously. The committee then considered major foreign influence and election integrity measures. CS for CS for HB 905, the FIRE Act, was substantially revised by strike-all to expand registration and disclosure requirements for foreign agents and foreign-supported political organizations, restrict gifts and contracts tied to foreign countries of concern, terminate sister city agreements with such countries, and strengthen penalties for transnational repression; members debated the treatment of Qatar, linkage institutes, and the broader impact on international students, and the bill passed 24-1. Finally, CS for HB 991 proposed sweeping election changes, including citizenship verification at registration, a citizenship oath, new voter ID rules, paper ballots except for disability accommodations, candidate party-affiliation timing rules, stronger foreign-money restrictions, and other enforcement provisions. Members raised extensive concerns about document submission, data retention, student IDs, seniors, disability access, and the burden of proof for citizenship, and the committee was still in the middle of that discussion when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, it makes it mandatory that a person filing a property transaction document... a photo ID and that
• Secondly, the bill creates a criminal offense of real property theft and real property fraud.
• limitations for each penalty, ladders, and enhancements for various conditions such as... if the property
• In exchange, the person is compelled to testify.

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB5 , SB9 , SB10 , SB14 , SB16 , SB34 , SB18 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 5 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 14 , SB 16 , SB 18 , SB 34

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• However, instead of distributing cash like a traditional ATM, these machines take cash in exchange for
• </c><00:20:22.480><c> for</c><00:20:22.720><c> digital</c> cash in in exchange for digital cash in in
• exchange for digital cryptocurrency. cryptocurrency. cryptocurrency.
• online exchanges that offer significantly<00:29:58.000><c> lower</c><00:29:58.320><c> fees</c><00:29
• </c> increases, probably pay their property increases, probably pay their property tax<00:50:59.839><

Bills: HF3642 , HF2700 , HF3615

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• In this past year, Rehabilitation property has been prevented, and a rehabilitation property also prevented
• I pulled the active property log yesterday, and among the properties still operating today, many have
• Crimes against property dropped 38%.
• Property and also violent crime?
• zone covering multiple properties or may happen.

Bills: HB22 , SB250 , SB375 , SB536 , SB845 , SB1633 , SB1944 , SB1957 , SB2081 , SB2137 , SB2262 , SB2299 , SB2419 , SB2452 , SB2522 , SB2549 , SB2594 , SB2605 , SB2631 , SB2639 , SB2675 , SB3029 , SJR60 , HB22 , HB1392 , HB2525

Committee: Senate Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• that one property owner, the adjacent property owner, the adjacent property... ...1,000 acres, and you're
• buying from that one property owner, the adjacent property owners to that 1,000 acres is where the setbacks
• I see, but I have wetlands on my property. I have floodplain on my property.
• And this is phase one of the property.
• also have property rights.

Committee: House Utilities

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a number of property tax exemptions for nonprofits depending on the use of the property.
• Additionally, there is a property tax exemption for property owned or used by a nonprofit to provide
• Finally, there is a property tax exemption for property owned or used by a nonprofit to provide rental
• property used for housing.
• Additionally, a grantee of such property must certify that the property will qualify for a property tax

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on a series of housing, education, workforce, and court-related bills. On Substitute Senate Bill 5884, staff described changes to a sales and use tax deferral for redeveloping vacant or underused land into affordable housing, including broader eligible property definitions and lower affordability thresholds in designated areas. Testimony was mixed: builders opposed language they feared could encourage project labor agreements, while Spokane and Kent representatives supported the bill but asked for flexibility on affordability mix requirements. On Senate Bill 6256, which expands a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income rental housing to include certain co-located community uses during construction and extends the pre-construction exemption period, testimony was strongly supportive from housing nonprofits and local housing partners, with questions focused on clawback provisions. The committee also heard Substitute Senate Bill 6027, which expands allowable uses of local housing and supportive housing sales tax revenue, adjusts a REET exemption timeline, broadens emergency housing definitions, and changes use of the Affordable Housing for All account. County, housing, and nonprofit witnesses said the bill would help preserve housing and services amid federal funding uncertainty, though Snohomish County asked for an amendment to allow rental assistance. Substitute Senate Bill 6018 would revise the Housing Finance Commission’s authority, including direct lending and bond counsel terms; commission staff said it would modernize outdated restrictions and improve financing flexibility. Substitute Senate Bill 6028 would create a revolving loan fund for mixed-income homeownership projects; supporters said it would help smaller infill projects pencil, while staff noted the loans would be subordinate and carry some risk. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 6275 on the community reinvestment program, which would require periodic plan updates, reporting, and a WSIPP study, while also expressing legislative intent to continue at least $100 million annually in the account. Advocates, workforce groups, legal aid providers, and small business owners testified that the program supports communities harmed by past disinvestment and should be made permanent and more accountable. Substitute Senate Bill 5961 would move the Imagination Library program from DCYF to OSPI; early literacy advocates and local partners supported the transfer as better aligned with school readiness. Substitute Senate Bill 5969 would integrate IEP transition plans with high school and beyond plans, and a prior critic said amendments addressed her concerns. Second Substitute Senate Bill 5292 would shift PFML premium rate-setting to the annual actuarial report and raise the reserve target; labor and industry witnesses supported the change, while a policy group opposed the program’s costs. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5868 to add one superior court judge each in Skagit and Yakima counties. Judges and county officials testified that caseloads, population growth, and backlogs justify the additions, and county leaders said they had already budgeted for their share. Finally, Substitute Senate Bill 5827 would allow service members to use pre-discharge certification to claim veterans’ civil service preference; the sponsor said it would solve a timing problem for transitioning service members. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the transcript, as the meeting consisted of bill briefings and public testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform will come to order. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
• in Ozark Public School District, where 4% of the voters turned out and then they imposed a tax on property
• It was something that came out of the, you can go look online, Securities Exchange Commission.
• It was something that came out of the Securities Exchange Commission.
• Vice Chair, and I think we also shared with the committee that there were certain things in this property

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

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• House Bill 3185 enhances cybercrime investigations by giving Texas property prosecutor's clear authority
• It transfers to an exchange, which transfers to another exchange.
• Unlike many local measures that include the issuance of debt or increased property taxes, voters cannot
• For the school districts, we require this as a property tax increase on their bond elections and ballot
• By the way, if it's a local issue, if we are changing the property tax structure in some way, there will

Bills: HB565 , HB3743 , HB4310 , HB5083 , HB5129 , HB5195 , HB5331 , HB5469 , SB21 , HB3185 , SB 21

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: constitutional amendment, fiscal impact, state budget, ballot measure, transparency in voting, management-to-staff ratio, state agencies, employee regulations, government efficiency, workforce management, public information, governing board, transparency, confidentiality, access rights, privacy, identifying information, state agency, consent, occupational license

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• It's an exchange of promises between these entities.
• It's like a type of property. My license is my property.
• Patients are not people's property. Patients are people.
• Patients absolutely are not property.
• And in exchange for a covenant not to compete, they get...

Committee: House Health and Mental Health

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• We're getting into information exchange on those projects that are in the red. somebody.
• We're getting into information<00:07:29.360><c> exchange</c><00:07:30.319><c> on</c><00:07:30.639><c>
• on</c><00:07:31.039><c> those</c> information exchange on on those information exchange on on those
• That $4 billion is going to be taxed in real property and tangible property.
• there, you're talking about property there, you're talking about potentially<00:26:30.320><c> 40</c>

Summary: The Artificial Intelligence Task Force held its third meeting and adopted the prior minutes after a motion and second. The main presentation came from John Bevington of LG&E and KU, who described the utility’s Kentucky service territory, its vertically integrated operations, and its role in economic development. He said the company supported 76 projects in 2024, representing about $3 billion in announced investment and roughly 3,000 jobs, and noted that about 45% of statewide investment announcements were in its service area. He also outlined a large project pipeline of about 8.5 gigawatts, with data centers making up roughly two-thirds of that interest. Bevington explained that data center siting differs from traditional manufacturing site selection because it is driven primarily by transmission access and grid capacity rather than a process of eliminating locations. He said large data centers must locate near transmission lines, that utilities must conduct formal studies to ensure existing customers are not harmed, and that the buildout timeline for utility infrastructure is much longer than for data centers. He cited a Deloitte study and other industry data to argue that power constraints and timeline mismatches are the biggest challenges, while also emphasizing that data centers can generate significant construction activity, indirect jobs, and tax revenue. He said Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers was a key enabler that increased interest in the state. Members asked about the number and size of potential data center projects, how Kentucky compares with other states, and whether regulatory reform is needed. Bevington said the 20 projects in Kentucky reflect current interest, that other states such as Ohio have had similar incentives for years, and that Kentucky is still early in the market. He also said data centers can vary in size, from 200 to 600 megawatts or more, and that they can be located anywhere with sufficient transmission capacity and, in some cases, access to workforce and roads. In response to concerns about energy supply, he said LG&E and KU are pursuing an “all of the above” strategy, including solar, batteries, and new natural gas combined-cycle units, and noted ongoing and proposed projects totaling additional capacity if approved by the Public Service Commission.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our exchange is now got to work.
• <c> land</c><00:27:57.800><c> records</c> property recordation and land records property recordation
• </c> they're foreclosing on the properties. they're foreclosing on the properties.
• House Bill 1096, property tax credits notice through property tax bill.
• </c> property tax bill. property tax bill.